Issue - meetings

To receive a report of the Cabinet Member for Community Wellbeing on areas within his remit.

The Group had before it, and NOTED, a *report of the Cabinet Member for Community Well-Being who outlined the contents of his report and stated that since becoming Cabinet Member it had been a steep learning curve.

He highlighted the key points of the report including:

·         Strategic Grants

·         ICT Services – Desktop operating systems upgraded to Windows 10

·         Land Charges – New burdens funding available

·         Leisure – 100% response rate for Facebook and SWIMTAG remains popular

·         Public Health – Record number of food inspections

·         Introduction of a noise app and a key emergency planning exercise

He explained to the Group that he had attended the Police and Crime Panel in Plymouth and had highlighted to the Panel the issues of the numbers of police on the streets and the opening of local police stations to the public. In response to direct requests from Members he confirmed that he would raise the issues of rural crime, county lines and the large area’s that Mid Devon Police had to cover at the next meeting of the Panel.

In response to a question about the Air Quality Report, the Director of Operations confirmed that the Council had a statutory duty to produce plans in areas where air quality standards had been breached. Crediton and Cullompton had breached the prescribed limits but Tiverton had not which was the reason that there was no plan produced for Tiverton. The Group Manager for Public Health and Regulatory Services highlighted that a detailed update report on the Air Quality Action Plan covering Crediton and Cullompton was planned for the next PDG meeting.

NOTE: *Report previously circulated and attached to the minutes.